A question on cold room

[OHIOSTEVE]

Ok I am gettin ready to frame up the cold room. So a couple of questions...#1 are 2x4 walls thick enough or should I go 2x6 or 2x8? Second question.. I would like to split the room into a ferm chamber and an actual cold room. Has anyone ever split a room like this and put temperature controlled fans into the wall between the sections to come on whenever the temp in the ferm chamber get above 62 or so degrees to blow cold air from the cold room into the ferm chamber then kick back off at 58-59 degrees?? Obviously they would have to be something that opened and closed as well as kick on. Any ideas or suggestions?.. I have also considered just setting a chest freezer in the ferm room with taps through the wall.

 

[LordUlrich]

I will chime in on part, go with the thickest walls you can. The insulation gets its insulating properties by trapping air inside the wall, using 2x8s and a 8 inch thick insulation is going to help you keep cooling costs down, and should pay for it self.

 

[mcl]

Has anyone ever split a room like this and put temperature controlled fans into the wall between the sections to come on whenever the temp in the ferm chamber get above 62 or so degrees to blow cold air from the cold room into the ferm chamber then kick back off at 58-59 degrees?

I am doing this on a smaller scale in my fermentation chamber. I have fans attached to two PVC tubes between the chambers. I don't have a way to close the "holes".

On the colder side I have a dual stage connected to the AC and the fan. On the hotter side I have a dual stage connected to a heat source (Infrared Light) and the other fan blowing the opposite direction.

 

[screamingcities]

I am doing this on a smaller scale in my fermentation chamber. I have fans attached to two PVC tubes between the chambers. I don't have a way to close the "holes".

On the colder side I have a dual stage connected to the AC and the fan. On the hotter side I have a dual stage connected to a heat source (Infrared Light) and the other fan blowing the opposite direction.

You could "close your holes" with a couple of servos pretty easily\cheaply if you wanted.

 

[wyzazz]

It's way to easy just to put a chest freezer in the cold room and run your taps from that. Just my $.02

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

It's way to easy just to put a chest freezer in the cold room and run your taps from that. Just my $.02

I think you are right.. especially since I just found one for 25 bucks that works.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

Looks like the cold room is out. A buddy of mine who does HVAC was at my house yesterday looking at the building and told me by the time I did it right I would have too much invested. ESPECIALLY when he had a big two door commercial refrigeration unit that could be drilled and taps installed. he says it is big enough to hold 6-8 sanke kegs!

 

[wyzazz]

Pics or I don't believe you.

 

[Layne]

I also decided against a cold room.
I am building a large 'storage' room onto my cook/brew house, and will have a large chest freezer for kegs, and 'several' other fridges and freezers for fermenting and storage at various temps.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

Pics or I don't believe you.

don't have it yet.. wil post asap

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I also decided against a cold room.
I am building a large 'storage' room onto my cook/brew house, and will have a large chest freezer for kegs, and 'several' other fridges and freezers for fermenting and storage at various temps.

Only thing I wish is that I would still have a place to hang deer and things

 

[wyzazz]

When hunting season is upon us, it's usually cold enough for me to hang them in the barn without too much of an issue.